Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Mineral rents
Burkina Faso
15.5%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
14.4%
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
8th
Papua New Guinea rank
9th
Mineral rents over time
- Burkina Faso
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 15.5% against 14.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 14.7% | 14.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 17.5% | 17.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 8.6% | 8.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 10.3% | 10.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 7.8% | 3.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.7% | 1.2% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 15.5% against 14.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mineral rents?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Mineral rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.